Correcting behavior · 6 free tools
Correct Without Shaming
Address what happened, set a clear limit, and keep your child's dignity intact.
Correcting behavior
Prepare a respectful correction and choose a short request or a fuller conversation.
Avoid the common traps
Protect dignity
Choose the setting and timing.
Check your reason
Teach something useful instead of unloading frustration.
Replace repeated criticism
Describe what happened.
Look beneath the behavior
Consider skill, context, curiosity, and needs.
Choose the conversation
Work through the issue
Use a fuller conversation when there is time.
Say what needs to happen now
Make one clear, doable request.
Choose a tool that fits this moment. You can use one tool on its own; the map is not a sequence you need to complete.
Choose a tool on the map
Start with the help you need.
Something needs to change. How can I say it clearly?
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